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re: Patels make up less than 1 in 500 Americans, but they own over 50% of all motels in the US
Posted on 10/19/22 at 9:04 pm to hikingfan
Posted on 10/19/22 at 9:04 pm to hikingfan
It has to do with their Caste system. Patel’s are in the Hotel line of work. I’ve heard that the surname is not that large in India, but disproportionately large here per capita.
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Posted on 10/20/22 at 12:27 am to Bamafig
quote:They are from Gujarat State where it is an extremely common name.
I’ve heard that the surname is not that large in India
Posted on 10/20/22 at 7:53 am to Bamafig
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It has to do with their Caste system. Patel’s are in the Hotel line of work. I’ve heard that the surname is not that large in India, but disproportionately large here per capita.
None of this is true.
Posted on 10/20/22 at 8:38 am to Bamafig
It is the 19th most common surname in India. It's Gujarati. The Gujarat Region is the 9th most populous region in India and there are over 4 million (4.2 million) Patels. For comparison, Louisiana has a population (4.7 million) just slightly higher than the number of Patels in the world 
Patel comes from the word ‘Patlikh,’ which was a title given by the king to someone who worked as a record keeper of crops and taxes from a piece of land. The surname ‘Patlikh’ evolved into Patel to denote a village chief or the headman of a village.
Patel comes from the word ‘Patlikh,’ which was a title given by the king to someone who worked as a record keeper of crops and taxes from a piece of land. The surname ‘Patlikh’ evolved into Patel to denote a village chief or the headman of a village.
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